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title: "Virtual Reality Training"
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# Virtual Reality Training

Buyer: BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-69f20bc3-8d99-4b90-9a0b-a8597d8ff6fd

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## Summary

The British Transport Police have awarded a contract for "Virtual Reality Training" to EVIDENTIAL LTD. The training simulators are aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of the Student Officer Training programme by using computer-generated virtual reality experiences. The contract, valued at £41,000, has an estimated start date of 20th February, with all works to be completed by 31st March 2023. The procurement method was a competitive quotation, and the contracting process has reached the award stage.

This procurement opportunity for virtual reality training offers business growth potential for suppliers familiar with police training and unique operational environments. Companies providing training simulators, e-learning services, and general training services would be well-suited to compete. The requirement includes creating different environments and scenarios related to railway fatalities and counter-terrorism situations. Small and medium-sized enterprises are deemed suitable for participation in this procurement by the British Transport Police.

## Notice

Research into making the current Student Officer Training programme more effective has recommended that computer-generated virtual reality (VR) be used in order to provide new recruits with a deeper emotive experience of especially challenging or upsetting situations. For example; immersive VR will be an effective way to prepare officers for dealing with a fatality on the railway and counter terrorism situations. They should provide a high degree of situational realism but do not need to be photo-realistic. They must allow users to experience a scenario and interact with characters and objects. The situations need to be realistically graphic and in places may potentially be distressing - we want to prepare recruits for the real situations they'll experience in the field. The VR experiences will be computer-generated using 3D models, rather than being interactive 360-degree video. They will be used within a classroom environment (rather than individually), so that participants can be supported by a trainer both in terms of the learning experience and also emotionally. The trainer must be able to manipulate the scenario and what happens within it, depending on what students decide to do, so that it may be different for different students. The VR training must include creating and supplying a minimum of x 3 different environments to BTP, one of which must be a railway station. There must be a minimum of 6 x scenarios created and suppled to BTP within the 3 environments, 2 of these must include a railway fatality scenario and a counter-terrorism scenario. The Supplier will need to be familiar with police training and the unique environment in which BTP operate. The supplier will need to provide headsets and any hardware needed to use this VR training free of charge. This RFQ has been published 3rd February with a deadline of 17:00 hrs 10th February. Please note the contract start date is estimated and to be confirmed. All works must be completed, finalised and issued no later than 31st March 2023. The RFQ contains full information about the requirement, including the specification and submission requirements which can be requested by contacting CommercialBuyingTeam@btp.police.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f572445e-a655-4986-a126-30b62b211166 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | 22 Feb 2023 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £41,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £41,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North West London |
| Postcode | NW1 9LN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Camden Town |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EVIDENTIAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 34152000 - Training simulators
- 80420000 - E-learning services
- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 28 Apr 2023 at 17:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f572445e-a655-4986-a126-30b62b211166
- 3 Feb 2023 at 10:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a8262d5-0f3e-4ec6-9c9a-446461df9ff8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f572445e-a655-4986-a126-30b62b211166
  28th April 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a8262d5-0f3e-4ec6-9c9a-446461df9ff8
  3rd February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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